I had my dinky little hernia for years. It was just a little bump and I figured it was no problem. Until I saw my dad in the hospital (not too long before he died) and accidently noticed he had a HUGE hernia dangling off his side. He damned near had to 'carry' it to move. That was all it took! I was at the doctor the following week having it taken care of. Obviously my dad had been ignoring his problem for years and years. It was just one more thing my dad did that I made sure I didn't do...